Social media and social networks are being used increasingly for fundraising, communication updates and at times of disaster – from posting updates on Twitter to sharing information on YouTube.
Here are some examples that caught my attention this week.
The disaster in Haiti has been much publicised in the traditional media and earlier this week I noticed [...]
Many non profit organisations are considering how to use social media as part of their marketing and communication plans.
During the last week I’ve had the privilege to speak on a panel at a non-profit conference and also deliver a social media marketing and communications workshop for some of Ireland’s most well known non-profit organisations.
Of all [...]
Note: This blog post is relevant if you’re in the south of England and is being posted as a favour to my good friend and colleague Mark White.
My children love to sing and dance and I am always on the look out for new places to visit and activities for them.
Recently they enjoyed a [...]
If you are interested in social media in Ireland a new blog to watch is SocialMediaExpert.ie. In their first blog post they comment:
Unfortunately it’s also far too easy for people to take advantage of others. The “web” is full of self-appointed “experts” and “gurus” who charge stupid amounts of money.
Enough already! Just because you’ve read [...]
With the announcement of the winners of the Irish Blog Awards this weekend I am sure that business blogging will be discussed by many businesses large and small.
But I’m concerned that they are getting bad advice.
In some conversations I have been having with business owners this week it seems as though they are being told [...]


























